Alex Bilodeau dedicates second gold medal for Canada in moguls to his brother Frederic

Gold medalist AlexBilodeau of Canada celebrates with his brother Frederic after the flower ceremony for the Men’s Moguls Finals on day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 10, 2014. (Cameron Spencer, Getty Images)

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — After winning his second Olympic gold medal late Monday, Canada’s Alex Bilodeau embraced his brother Frederic, who was possibly the most enthusiastic spectator among the rowdy, amply maple-leafed Canadians supporting the country’s skiers at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

Bilodeau credited the win — just as he did his gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics — to his brother, who has cerebral palsy.

“Whatever I do in life, my brother is my real inspiration,” said the 26-year-old Bilodeau. “Just like you and I, he has dreams and most of them are not realizable to him. But he never complains that it’s not realistic to him. Every day I feel lucky to be a normal person who has that chance to go after his dream. He does not have that chance. And for respect to him, I need to go after that. With his motivation, he would be four-time Olympic champion. Every step is so hard for him in life and I have an easy path and I need to go after and do the best I can just out of respect to him. He lives his dreams through me. So today, Vancouver, for me, it’s the least I can do. He is my everyday inspiration.”

Meyer will be covering his 12th Olympic Games in Rio this summer. He has covered five World Alpine Ski Championships and more than 100 World Cup ski events. He is a member of the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Jason Blevins covers tourism, mountain business, skiing and outdoor adventure sports for both the business and sports sections at The Denver Post, which he joined in 1997. He skis, pedals, paddles and occasionally boogies in the hills.

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The All Things Olympics blog from The Denver Post covers the athletes, events and stories of the Olympic Games and Olympic sports, including the 2014 Sochi Olympics in Russia. Its writers — John Meyer, Jason Blevins and Mark Kiszla — will feature profiles, articles, analysis and personal reflection.